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>1W AM> WWR JUDGMENT t
,/<*rAL ******* CAUSES h
j&remv\U* easily won yesterday's *
' yfcrae at Fleming Park by the score ?
W \ y ot 5-1. They deserved to win. They t
| lX - #htye<l a better game In {he field.
V?. y their pitcher got bettdr support and c
J they hit the hall to all corners of the
m
hffT The locals j?layed as if they warn *
[f / la a trance and it was the poorest *
game of ball that they have put ap e
r this season. They used absolutely no t
| ~ Judgment on the bases and-three men *
were thrown out at home, when the
p *- coachers should hare held them at 1
third. Another was held at third af- I
j?c; ter a Greenville fielder bad let the I
hall go.through him. Their lyk of
Vn the bases is what caused
We locals ' yesterday's game.
; Barnes, also, was in none too good
condition and was touched yp for 12
b!t4, Two ot the*e? *ent
.1-. two baggers, tTorrow misjudged in j
fight field and Davenport ran In on
r v another, which he should have nabi
bed. In the eighth Tayloo let an
easy grounder go through him and
jr on the nett batter, Cowell lost the
last strike, and" as a result, two runn
scored. Barnes threw one osdr third
other one scored. 1
^ Tayloe showed up good at the bat, ?,
W --getting, three bits out Of four times P
*at bat. Davenport. Cowell and Car- ?
row also walloped out two hits ^
apiece. , ?
The main feature of the game -was o
fc" a catch made by Sam Fowlefc the ~
W fifth of Lanier's high foal. 8am also ?
played an errorless same at first and 8
a tabbed several had throws. %
Washington scored their lonely )
tally in the ninth on two-baggers by ?
Carrow and P. Brown. Cairow scored c
on Brown's wallop. - *
Moore went In as pinch, hitter for c
Fowls |a the final inning and obtain- V
edW.k~e on fielder's'choice. d
J/7- The Summary. e
f Greaavtlle: E t
R. Thompson. If 6 1 0 1
Lanier, p 4 1 1 v
H. Thompson. 3b 6 0 Oh
? n. TO???eea, t 3 o Bonner,
M 3 1 It
Bland, cf * 2 0 t
y Brown, 3b 2 0 0s
f Ragsdale. lb. . 4 1 .0- h
Burch. -rf 8 1 0 v
. Totals. 34 II 2 p
Washington: AB. H. E.
Davenport, rf 4 2 0 a
| Smith, as. .. 4 0 0 J
' Tayloe, ?b. 4 3 1 c
1 Cowell. c ...... . 4 2 1i
', i ,i Harass, .a . 3 ft 1 ?
Carrow. cf 4 2 0
PR?* P. Brown. 3b. 3 1 0
| " B. Fowto, lb. 4 0^
o
Totals 34 11 3 s
^V Score by innings: t
Greenville 00* 000 030?6 C
Washington 000 000 001?1 t!
Struck out. by Lazier 1, by Barnes t!
I. 8; Jfease on balls. off Lanier 0, off <}
'"Bashes 1; fhree-ba?Ahits. B. Thomp- t
son, Bonner. Cowell; two-base bits, tl
L? BAg?4filg^9Ua<L w. J'
Barnes 4
VIRGINIA'S NEW GOVERNOR. >1
l Richmond. Va? An* 5.?Demo- ?
crntlc primaries are belnt held today t
to nominate a candidate (or Oorer- p
nor. Henry Carter Stuart sou the t
nomination, heini the only candidate y
(or name. A nomination practically t
amounte to aa election at this time p
1 ' "
Remembe
HKOKKRTOUIt.NKV
Hill
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 5 - The checker
oumameot Tor the .haniploneblp ot
he Southern States began here tolay
in TaftHall, with all of the prom
oent players of the Southern States
ho Southern Carolina marvel, who
ield the obamplonalp for several
ears and who* plays many of his
Hatches blindfolded suit with MV
ral opponents at one time. Drlsooll,
lall. Netherland, Blahop and ScBrian
are eUere asxiag the thirty enrants.
IHIO PHOOKKSS1VKS CKIiKllRATK
Colnmbuc. Oh in. Aug. U Progrwjyoa_lA?QitfhcuL...Ohio
aro to da y celebrating
tho first anniversary of the
birth of the party. In each of
lghty counties of^the State organization
is being perfected by Progresive
leaders.
IIS HE Ml
II BIB
' . 3
CWFPH P, TAYLOR IB ABLE ABSIBTAXT
TO SENATOR SIM- J
HONS. v
s Well Ah It to Handle the Work j
That Comes up for Disposal in
-I- HI* Now Otti.-o. _i aj. J
"WajBhjngtfni, Aug. 4 .-?-In addition A
o being an expert on the tariff and ,
ne of the beet, politicians in the up- ,
>er branch of Congress. Senator Bimiom
knows what he ia doing when .
e selects hla office force to assist i
ilm in his many duties as chairman,
f the senate finance committee. 1
"For o*er 13 years Alston D. Watts j
ras the confidential secretary of Mr. ,
Immoni. it Is said of-the Iredell .
nan that he knew more and talked
eps than any man associated with a enator
In Washington. When It be^
a me certain that Watts would land
he coUectonrtrtp Senator Simmons
ast about for a suitable man to fill j
Vatt's place. There were many can- ,
|ia.?>. w..i u.han >?wa abm wwa liwtv.
d over, Senator Simmons decided ,
bat Joseph Flenner Tayloe of WaBh- ^
ag ton, N. was the man to fill the j
acancy caused bj the resignation of
tie cloee personal political friend. ,
Joe Taytne haw been In politics ail 1
ila life. The position which he ,
olds is the first ons he has ever held! ,
rhere he worked for a salary. When (j
e waa a boy of 17 years Joe went to, ^
. ork for himself and dabbled in pol
romincnt In politics since be attain- t
d his majority.
As chief clerk to the finance committee
he has already made good,
le is courteous and what our B. P. ^
). E. brothers term a " good fellow." I
-Greensboro Daily News.
THK CAMINTETTI TRIAL.
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 5?Drew '
fenrtnetti and Maury Dlggs, indtotod (
n charges of having violated the
fann white slave act come to trial
oday In the United States District
[fttirt bofore Judse Van Fleet. Mat
hew.I. Sullivan. chief prosecutor for,
he government will personally conuct
the eye against the young men.
he trtat hu attracted wide attenlon
throughout the country became.
former rngtnOTTf1" caused the
ovornmoel te ask (or the N?|U>
lonof'elayton Haraington, .until- reently
special prosecuting attorney,
'ho criticised Attorney-General Meleynolob
for gruUng the postponelent.
Hafrlngton will follow
rial closely aa a spectator. The pools
are much aroused over the cause
ocauae. it Is said, they (ear that
oung Camlnottl may receive apodal
svor on account of his (ether's high
ollUcal position
-e.
r the Date
.
\
lest Priceswill be
- j .I--.... fl-. ?'? ?1?'[ *. -r~
AMBASSADOR I!
RESIGNS
??? M
fcTUiON SKXDS US RESIGNATION
AH AM H ANSA DOR TO XUICO.
Will Retire from Omee After Tvro *
Accepted ?uut.
utloa Yesterday.
Washington, Aui. .4.?Secretary
Bry&tt today announced tho ueceptuce
ot the resignation of Henry
Lane Wilson as Ambassador to Hcs- "
Ico. ^at
secretary Bryan made the tojlow- is
lb* statement:
'Ambassador Wilson's resignation
baa been accepted to tako eltpcl Oc- ?
tober nth. The part whleb he felt
lls^dnlln to thhe in .the earlier ttsit ^
Pf the recent resolution-la i Mciii-o lE
would make'it. difficult for him'to rep *
resent-the views of this adminlstrrlion
In view of the situation which
BOw exiaU:A * ~~Wj
?
BABY CONTEST CHEAT FKA- *c
. TURK AT LYRIC THKATEIt
i One of the stronges# and most lm- **
jjortant features that-has ever .ja.tr. 5,1
trnctod attentfoh at-the Lyric is that c;
3f *'Whitley's Baby Show and voting
contest that opened at the Lyric last A
evening for a two ieek's engagement.
. \ i
' 'rte.Lyric was packed to Its caphc- n|
ity last evening, each one eager to w
witness the "Tiny Ones" on the Don- te
key, there were fifteen In number dis tt
played on the screen last night and Bt
tonight there will he new ones. ci
Before the contest Is over there jj
shown on the screen.a&d It js uttfo u
tbo public to see who wins the prizes c\
jfTered. ti
The manager offefs two prizes to C1
I ha first and second that receives the j
largest number of.jptes.
The program offered at the Lyric ?,
today will be another bigh cIaBB program
of motion pictures and one that "
will well please, the admission
price will be 10 and 15c. ^
S.OCTJ8ED NURSE OF "|
NMJ L>U IMM.1UK
B
Uiica, N. *., Attg, 4.?M1bb Emma **
Krllt, a nurse, was arrested at Corswalls-on-the-Hudson
today charged
with the murder 'of Dr. Stanley E. 4
rron, a physician, of this city, formerly
connected with the Lying-in
Hospital in New York. ?
Dr. Tron. who was a Harvard grad TP
uate, died suddenly on June 22 and ^
the belief?woo oaront that ha?had. ?
killed . himself with a drug. The
woman was questioned at the time
ind said that he had threatened to cl"
leave her six times and go to Italy oj
where hit father, a Presbyterian min M
tuaded him to remain and marry her.
1 ?~~ p<
Card of Thanks.
Mr. Editor:?I desire, through the
columns of your paper, to extend to 0]
>ur many friends the thanks of my E
family, not only for their sympathy, b,
IfUl fur tlie uuluuhed tin,?pioelisni aid
given; things that will for ever 3r
bind us closer to this community. al
Dr. Beebe can never be forgotten, pj
ror hls hntfrlng efforts, from early ly
morn until the wqe hours of the
algbt. fl;
To Dr. J. L. Nicholson and his .j
Splendid efficient corps of polite and
sttentive nurses, for excellent service ^p,
rendered, to ohr beloved Bon. while p)
under their care, the family is per- G|
Cecily satisfied with services given; ^
their kindness to our Fred is lasting, fa
H. w?l) for IliB H B ,Fnwla ?
KMfiortil Ho.plmt. *ml F
good jrefrtee; we oomxnena it to our ^
;olored dtisens. p;
We cannot fail to speak of the
kindness of Roy. H. l. Johnson, pas- J
tor of the.C. M. B. Church, for the J
thoughtful and timely support In one ]J
of our trying sad hours. v hj
Tours passing under the rod of afflictions,
/ c]
A. O. DAVIS, t
Principal of Colored Graded School a
for the Opei
Paid For All Grad<
.???
MMCC1EK EHJIY '
SAILDOWR RIVER
KKTINCi MiUl U4HT- l&iHT OW
WATERS OP PAW*O. .
H. Htcwart, qf Mew fork City,
DcU.wvd iMtmMBg ArtArc to^
Ixxwl Men Regarding tic Increase
of Baalneaa and Plana
for Work. Mi .
W. H. Stewart, Buperlnterdcnt *of
;?nc1e*. Metropolitan Lite Insertee
Company, of New Turk. arrived
Washington jeateigay "?
Last night, the life In uranee
tents of Washington, Tarboro,
reenvllle and other nearby places
>nrnied down toe river In J Foreair
h gas boatc- Mr. St.
very Intereetlng addrees. while on
>ar<l tbo boat, to the a?emblfd men
id also gave oat several f*g?cstlonB
r bettering their rbNjdpee*. - The
Ml BUU liio UUUIO^ ?KHJUUJ BU yed
by the local men.
My. Stewart loft this morning: for."
ew Born, -where bo will hold a slm?r
meeting with tho agents of that
t7.,ar,d vicinity,
BSTAINER3 IN PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia. A?*- 6.?Many dJgitafles
from all'parts of fho counTry
111 attend the reception at the Ho>\
Walton this evening which marks
te opening of theCatholit Total Abqinence
Union convention in this
ty. Tomorrow morning Pontifical
asa will be song in the Cathedral.
7 Bishop MeCort and Mgr. Philtp R.
lial schools will.preach the convenon
sermon. Rev. P. JI'CHolaiian.
' Chicago, national preeident, predes
over the scaalons.
[IMMTTNICATION OP ORR
' i.onnB TONIGHT
There will be a regular command
tia&r cf Orr Lodge No. 104 A. F.
:d A. M. this evening at eight
clock. There will be work In the ccnd
degree. All Master Masons
yj ireuow craixa cormany ibthbu.
By order o:
8. a CARTY.
W. M
SS
Woman's Advice About Chickens.
A woman contributor to the cuV- '
at issue of Parm and PiresUlo gives
i follows, her ideas about chickenilslng;
'The writer has grown from a bar
to woman in ' tbb company of
lichens. She has read a great deal
: poultry literature; good and bad.
ech has been merely repetition,
be following conclusions have been
ached and tested by personal exirience:
"For the busy farm wife a small
jck is more profitable than a large
le. . It is agreeably surprising to
te how many ekks and chickens may
i produced from a few bens.
1'llU HUBlBg Of liBlukgpg nyun a
nail scale is not difficult; as the b\iness
grows, complexities grow. Apiratifs,
knowledge and care naturalkeep
ps;ce with the-growth.
"Common sense teaches that lice,
ith and dampness are fatal to young
licks.
"Feed and shelter are the two
rinclpal financial problems. Exarts
discuss, pro and con, the value
E diffecent feeds, wet and dry. The
riter has always fed such as the
irm produced, using as great a vaoty
--ae .ysalble,-for her?observa
ons nave convinced ntr urmi emeu*
rz will thrive on anything they like
rovlded it ! not fed exclusively.
"Different sizes of blids.tffust nevr.
never bo fed together for best roil
ts, Neither should chicks be aliwed
to get wat In feeding or drinkig.
"For separato feeding, and dry,
loan rocating quarters uso coops
aat are well ventilated, easy to clean
nd vermin-proof."
ling of the
ay Aug
if- All Farmers ]
Vill Be Taken Ca
w >.
bk w
,^m h ^b.
B J ^a H f~
mil raicm
n uiitEi IF
'C01IEICE
MIS
i J
jxi -7 -1 '- " " ~ " "
engineer h. k. toms to discow
ways and means 01
i building proposed demushtration
road.
IJEEIIIC CALLED AT 8:30
iattendaxcbj of alii those
who contflubuted to fund
i >vn <>rm? i " ?" ii
BIRKD.
Raymond B. Toms, government
highway engineer, whose BGrvlces
for Washington and Boaufort county
were Eecuredthrough the efforts of
Congressman JohnH. Small, arrived
in this city last iHglit to confer with
the cititens of Washington regarding
thfe building of the proposed demonstration
roads.
At a meeting.hold this morning in
Auvmr Harrr-xrrMnttgini-onTce, at
which C. A. FJynn. Wm. Ellison, Mr.
Toms and others were present, it was
decided that a. general meeting be
held tonight in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms at 8.30. All those who
subscribed to the "good roads" fund
and many others are expected to attend.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock, Mr.
Toms, accompanied by Mr. McMullan
and others, left via automobile to
look over the proposed routes for
building - the demonstration^ Toads.
Mr. Toms will probablv return to
Washington, D. C., tomorrow.
RAILROAD NOTES.
J^ed by Oregon-Washington sys- t
tern, railroads encouraging corn
growing in Pacific Northwest as a
means of Increasing production of .<
cattle and hogs. <
The highest capitalized railways in
the world are those of Europe. England,
showing the reoord capitaliza- :
tion-pem mile.
The Illinois Central reports freight
operations of a volume slightly in excess
of that handled last year. Qraln
1b morning south; lumber and coal,
north.
Last year the Pennsylvania Railroad
ran 837.121 trains, carrying
100,000,000 persons, and only tyro
trains were wrecked with loss of life.
?The hospital system-on the Missouri
Pacific-Iron Mountain system is
maintained and conducted by the employes
and officers of the road
through the hoard of managers. Their
property is worth, with cash on baud,
nearly $400,000.
The Corporation Commission of
Arizona has refused to grant the application
of the Arizona Eastern Railroad
Company to Ieo?e the Phoenix
and Eastern line, which runs from
Winkelmen for a period of thirty
yearB. The commission, however aucompanies
1 are subsidiaries of the .
Southern Pacific.
J. J. Fry and associates, who are
actively promoting the constructionof
a railroad between Tucumcari, N;
M., and San Antonio, a distance of
about 600 miles, rave begum to survey.
Large bonuses of land and
money, as well as free tight nf way.
have been secured itf aid of the proved.
_ It. Jm reported that the road
will b taken over by the Rock Island
when finished and that It will be op?rrt
nf thftt
WK5v-nB?itfl mwertSs Jauhla-track
tunnel through Selkirk Mountain ha*
been^ tearted by contractors of Vancouver
and Spokane for the Canadian
j Pacific. Tfce tunnel will not be completed
for two and a halt Tears. With
the lines on each side changed to connect
with the portal, the Canadian
Pacific will have a trans-continental
line on which there will be only a
stretch 6f 2.2 .grade, against the
I westbound traffiKfrom coast to oo&st.
* . ' iii i
Washiligto
List 20th
Needing Aid In He
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3E
BUS
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Meeting of W
Fathers He
PIUCPARIJfO TO FEKD
A THOl'KAM) FROFLE
I At Wf ncsk and lltrbecue of Pitt.
I County Farmer*' Union, at Which
I J. St. Grefa and P. M. Corey Are to
Speak.
| Greenville Aug. 4.?a hlg picnic
I ana oarbecue dinner 1? to be given In
I the Gum warehouse Friday, at 1:20
I o'clock by the Farmers' Union of Pitt
I county.' of the' Tarmers of the
I county are Invited, and a number of
I neonle frnm tho tou-n
The officers of the association nay
that they expect to have on hand for
the occasion at least five hundred
pounds of meat, and that they are
soing to prepare to feed one thousand
people on the occasion.
Speeches will be made by J. Z.
Green, of arahville, state organizer
for the Farmers' Union, and by P.
M. Corey, or Danville. Va.. president
of the Tobacco Co-operative Union.
Both these men are well known in
this county and will be heard with in
terest by the farmers.
ESGAPE FROMj
EDENTON JAIL
ALL BUT THREE PRISONERS GET
AWAY.
Assistance Given From Outside. Rewards
Are Offered for Capture of
Esrai?ccl Prisoners.
Edcnton. Aug. 4.?On" Saturday
morning at three o'clock an u'.arm in
the jail was given which summoned
the Jailer quickly to the scene. Jailer
E. S. Wag found only three of the
ten prisoners within the jail. Several
negroes made their escape by the
use of hack sawB which were passed j
through "the refir phft W the jail on
Thursday night Drecedlng. and when
Mr. Waff entered the jail he found '
that bars and rods of iron and two 1
big negroes were confined by leg
Irons within the steel cells, all of
which were sawed off. These ne- 1
groes were set at liberty.
Sheriff E. S. Norman offers the following
rewards for the prisoners:
Bell and Underbill, ten dollars each,
and all others, five. A reward of
fifty dollars will be paid by Sheriff j
Norman for evidence to convict the
party who is assisting these prisoners
with tools, etc.. to make their escape.
This is the third trouble /of this
kind here since the first of January.
Every time help has been given from 1
the rear part of the,Jail through the
rear windows.
Description of prisoners:
G-orge Bell, aged 35 years, black,
low, talks quick, 135. has bullet shot
in right arm reeeived six weeks ago
when' he tried to escape from thif
Jail. - a.? .
Tom Brickhouso, 2j^reafs. dark
bacon rine, tall, slendei^ 160, large
eye, About six reerr ~ ^ '
Henry Newaome. 1? years, full
face boy, 5 feet 7 inches tall, big
thief, bacon rine. ,
Tim King, ST years, dark tali, five "
foot i*rqqked in shoulders.
Roberi *73, 40 yaarsj mustache,
pleasant manners, five foot ten, railroad
man. great crap shooter, dark
bacon rine.
"Ifuke" a Norfolk negro boy, 150
pounds. 20 years, bacon rine.
TIMOTHY WOODRUFF IS 55.
LBrooklyn,
NTTT, AugrS.?Timothy
Wobdruff. erstwhile Republican; leader
and now a follower of Colonel
Roosevelt and the Progresisve principles,
is fifty-five years old today. A
number oJLhls political friends observed
tlw tvsnt by sending him 65
American Beauty rosea.
[ Mr. Rowe of Aurora was a bust
mm visitor in the olty y?at?r<Lay af- J
n Tobacco
^
using Their Toba
V * , %
^ _y . - I
Id Last 'Might j
I BOARD OP ALDKRMKX MKT IN
KKGl'LAK flKHHION AT CITY '" J9
HALL LAST NIGHT. ^
RflUTIIE UlisT
JIESS DISCUSSED
IhFVfcHM, -XATOlim Of MMUH
I IMPORTANCE BROl'CiHT UP
AT MmnxG.
???
A regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen was hold in "the City Hall ~ 'i, \
lost night. The entire board was in |
attendance. i
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and on motion approved. *'$
A representative of the Crystal Ice
Company was present and asked per- *-'j9
mission to have the platform in front
of the ice house extended out over
the sidewalk for a distance of four
feet from the wall of the building.
"it was decided that after the proper V vM
agreement had been made, the request
bo granted.
Contractor Jones stated that the I
bridge over Jack's Creek had* been
practically completed. Ho advised
the board, however, to hgve a retaining
wall built on fcoftt aides the
bridge in order id keep the sand ?^9
from being washed away-, The mat- Tw
ter was placed in *.he hand, of the '
road committee.
A petition was read from the resi- .
dents near the corner of Bonner ati?C
Second ftrnCis asking that the vacant
lot near there be fixed up and drain- . ,.'3
ed. Mr. Kugler requested that the
matter be left In his hands and that
he would attend to it personally.
The motion was made. that th<v /$n|
street commissioner be instructed U>
build a sidewalk In front of the Ever-'
ett property, **i height to
keep the water of the street from
draining on the property. Motion was
seconded and carried.
A communication was received : Tjjl
from Volunteer Hose Company ask- '-3
ing the Boa drto grant them expense :
money for the State Firemen's Con- ' ;
ventlon. Upon mot:on~lt was decided !
that transportation ^pr ..every company
be allowed on TlTe* block ticket 'sSj
system.
The committee, detailed for that
purpose at the last meeting, stated
that they had agreed to an anual aprroprfation
of $50.00 each for the'
Naval Militia and Company O. Upon ^
notion, their action was ratified bjr j j
the board.
An ordinance, regulating the supplying
of gas for the city of Washington
was read. Upon motion, It
was moved that the ordinance be 5 J
opted. fnucf
bond and coupon to the board,
suitable for using on the water andsewerage
bonds of the city. The ,v-q
orm was adopted as read.
No further business coming before
the board, the?motion for adjourdtaent
was made.
AlW?r 3 IS HISTORY.
ISO4?-A coach route establlshetj...h.i?r; ^
tween Philadelphia and Pitts- Jb
burg. Pa.
1&2:1?The reeoMirty- ,<M
used in the United States run
on the Carbondale and Hones- - 4?a
dale Railroad. New York. ^
belonging to China, captured $3
_aftgj a short resistance by&? \$|
"'British.
1854?Territory acquired from Mexico
under the Gadsden pur- ''^3
chase was Incorporated with
the Territory of New Mexico..
18S4?The cornerstone of the Bartholdl
statue, in New York
harbor, was laid during a . .'-'jSH
1884?The strike of the American
Railway Union, which had
been attended by so much
^' '**1
off.
1904?-Japanese captured defenses oC Vi&l
Wolf, Green and Christ Hills, . ji
north and east of Port Arthur,1012?The
Sultan of Turkey dlssolr- ^3
ed Parliament and dec I ax erf I
martial law in Can 6 tan tf-^
nople.
Market is |